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Werk #5254: Event console: Introduced syslog application placeholder which can be used in rewriting events

Component Event Console
Title Event console: Introduced syslog application placeholder which can be used in rewriting events
Date Dec 13, 2017
Level Trivial Change
Class New Feature
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Checkmk versions & editions
1.5.0i2 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT

When rewriting text, hostname or application for an event you can now use the new placeholders

Message text regex match groups

  • $MATCH_GROUPS_MESSAGE_1$
  • $MATCH_GROUPS_MESSAGE_2$
  • $MATCH_GROUPS_MESSAGE_n$

Syslog application regex match groups

  • $MATCH_GROUPS_SYSLOG_APPLICATION_1$
  • $MATCH_GROUPS_SYSLOG_APPLICATION_2$
  • $MATCH_GROUPS_SYSLOG_APPLICATION_n$

Note: The syslog application match groups are now also considered when canceling events. The previous version did only check for identical create/canceling match groups in the event message text.

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